A car salesman has suffered “horrendous” life-changing injuries following a van robbery in Wolvey.

The victim, a man from North Warwickshire, was dragged 10 metres across the floor after being in a collision with the van yesterday.

He suffered serious injuries to his leg, torso, head and back. He is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital, Warwickshire Police said.

The incident began at 2pm yesterday when the victim, a car salesman at a garage in Rugby, was contacted by the suspect who asked if he could test drive a Volkswagen Transporter van.

The salesman arranged to pick the suspect up from the car park of The Pheasant pub in the village of Withybrook. From there they drove to Galliford Try Construction, on Leicester Road, Wolvey, where they planned to swap over to allow the suspect to test drive the van.

When the victim left the vehicle, the suspect locked him out and went to drive off before colliding with the victim and dragging him about 10 metres down the road.

Police said the van fled the scene in the direction of the A5 towards Hinckley.

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Detective inspector Jon Belcher said: “This was an extremely serious incident that has left a man with horrendous injuries that are likely to change his life.

“At this time we’re keeping an open mind as to whether the suspect intended to injure the victim or whether this was a robbery gone wrong. Either way, I believe someone out there has some information that will help us to identify the man responsible and I would urge that person to come forward.

“Also, I’d appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident or thinks they may have seen the vehicle involved to contact police as a matter of urgency.”

The male suspect is described as being short and slim with a shaved head.

The van is a blue Volkswagen Transporter 2.0 TDI with the registration WJ13 FXW and is likely to have visible damage to the front and underside following the collision.

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident 176 of January 17 2017.

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org